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Press Release

38 Finnegan Attorneys Named Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars; Firm Maintains Tier 1 Rankings

July 8, 2021

Managing Intellectual Property

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 8, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC—Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) released its 2021 IP Stars rankings, naming Finnegan a Tier 1 law firm for Life Sciences, International Trade Commission (ITC), Patent Contentious, Patent Prosecution, and PTAB Litigation. The firm is highly recommended in Georgia, Virginia, and Washington, DC.  

Additionally, 38 Finnegan attorneys are included on MIP’s 2021 IP Stars list. Erika Arner was included on the Top 250 Women in IP list. MIP’s IP Stars is one of the most comprehensive and widely respected IP guides in the legal profession, recognizing practitioners across contentious and non-contentious intellectual property practice areas in more than 70 jurisdictions. Finnegan’s 2021 IP Stars are listed below.

Worldwide:

China
Ningling Wang

Japan
Naoki Yoshida

South Korea
Charles H. Suh

United Kingdom
Clare A. Cornell 
Nicholas Fox
Anthony C. Tridico, Ph.D.

United States:

California
M. Paul Barker
Erik R. Puknys
Ming-Tao Yang

Georgia
Virginia L. Carron
John D. Livingstone 

 

Massachusetts
Jeffrey M. Jacobstein
Leslie A. McDonell

Virginia
Erika Harmon Arner
Jeffrey A. Berkowitz
Christopher P. Foley
Christopher P. Isaac
Charles E. Lipsey
J. Derek McCorquindale
Daniel C. Tucker

Washington, DC
Danny M. Awdeh
James R. Barney
Pier D. DeRoo
Bryan C. Diner
Margaret A. Esquenet
Elizabeth D. Ferrill 
Doris Johnson Hines
Cora R. Holt
Thomas L. Irving
Gerald F. Ivey
J. Michael Jakes 
Laura P. Masurovsky
James B. Monroe
Anna B. Naydonov
John C. Paul
William B. Raich, Ph.D.
Douglas (Chip) A. Rettew
E. Robert Yoches

 

Contacts
Anand K. Sharma, Managing Partner 
anand.sharma@finnegan.com 

Mark D. Sweet, Chair 
mark.sweet@finnegan.com 


About Finnegan
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP is one of the largest IP law firms in the world. From offices in Atlanta, Boston, London, Palo Alto, Reston, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei, Tokyo, and Washington, DC, the firm practices all aspects of patent, trademark, and copyright law, including counseling, prosecution, licensing, and litigation. Finnegan also represents clients on IP issues related to advertising, trade secret law, European patents and trade marks, international trade, portfolio management, the Internet, e-commerce, government contracts, antitrust, and unfair competition. For additional information on the firm, please visit www.finnegan.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Ningling Wang
Partner
Shanghai
+86 21 6194 2005
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Naoki Yoshida
Partner
Washington, DC
+1 202 408 6057
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Charles H. Suh
Partner
Seoul
+82 2 6454 7301
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Clare A. Cornell
Partner
London
+44 (0)20 7864 2815
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Anthony C. Tridico, Ph.D.
Partner
Washington, DC
+1 202 408 4173
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Erik R. Puknys
Partner
Palo Alto, CA
+1 650 849 6644
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Ming-Tao Yang
Partner
Palo Alto, CA
+1 650 849 6783
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Virginia L. Carron
Partner
Atlanta, GA
+1 404 653 6452
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John D. Livingstone
Partner
Atlanta, GA
+1 404 653 6449
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Jeffrey M. Jacobstein
Partner
Boston, MA
+1 617 646 1664
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Erika Harmon Arner
Partner
Washington, DC
+1 571 203 2754
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Jeffrey A. Berkowitz
Partner
Reston, VA
+1 571 203 2710
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J. Derek McCorquindale
Partner
Reston, VA
+1 571 203 2768
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Daniel C. Tucker
Partner
Reston, VA
+1 571 203 2793
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Danny M. Awdeh
Partner
Washington, DC
+1 202 408 4353
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James R. Barney
Partner
Washington, DC
+1 202 408 4412
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Pier D. DeRoo
Partner
Washington, DC
+1 202 408 4418
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Bryan C. Diner
Partner
Washington, DC
+1 202 408 4116
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Elizabeth D. Ferrill
Partner
Washington, DC
+1 202 408 4445
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Cora R. Holt
Partner
Washington, DC
+1 202 408 4334
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Gerald F. Ivey
Partner
Washington, DC
+1 202 408 4110
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J. Michael Jakes
Partner
Washington, DC
+1 202 408 4045
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Laura P. Masurovsky
Partner
Washington, DC
+1 202 408 4043
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James B. Monroe
Partner
Washington, DC
+1 202 408 4159
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John C. Paul
Partner
Washington, DC
+1 202 408 4109
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William B. Raich, Ph.D.
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Washington, DC
+1 202 408 4210
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Douglas A. Rettew
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Washington, DC
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